Based on a previous conversation with Peter Bihr and being in a space for 6 weeks where I can do pretty much anything . I decided to play with some basic technology for a change.
The supposition is simple. Express what you want to talk about on your laptop. Grant permission for people to talk to you, give them a starting point and see what happens. Use it in your workspace, your coworking space, your public life, wherever and however you please. To do this follow these simple steps:
1. Download the file below.
2. Printout on sticky backed paper (or normal paper and then tape to your laptop)
3. Cutout
4. Write your personal interest tags
5. Stick to the back of your laptop, above your workspace, on your forehead, wherever
6. Be creative.
7. If you fancy posting photo’s to flickr, recording conversations started and using the tag #lbubbles I’d really appreciate it, as it will allow us to track the success of the technology.
Click to download PDF
Hyphall 
These were a huge success at the Vision Summit and also will be at the Palomar5 Summit & Festival. Thanks Jay!
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Will do it at our way on train tomorrow from Leipzig to Dresden (and back).
Looking forward to the experiment!
Best regards from a recent #Work20 (hashtagged at Twitter;-)) workshop with OliverGassner (http://twitter.com/oliverg)
Ralf
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a variation of this happened at TEDxPotomac in DC last week with the conference nametags, and it was pretty cool!
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[…] Talk to Me Bubbles Este fue originalmente un ejercicio en laptop donde los participantes del evento coloca una burbuja a su equipo que dice: “Háblame de …” La gente llena el espacio para invitar a hablar con ellos acerca de sus intereses comunes. Este ejercicio ha evolucionado para hacerlo más dinámico, en una versión donde las personas usan las burbujas en la espalda, pero el espíritu del juego se mantiene. […]
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[…] If you want to use the technology for events, hacking your own reality, or otherwise download the template here https://jaycousins.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/laptop-bubbles/ […]
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[…] I broke out my favorite process tool – Talk to me bubbles. There’s something about sticking pieces of paper and writing to your chest that just works. […]
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